Lira expects “broad support” from the Chamber and approval from the Senate to plan the end of the privileged forum

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247 – While the Federal Supreme Court (STF) resumes discussions on expanding the privileged forum, behind the scenes in the Chamber of Deputies the opposition has been moving to restrict or even extinguish this prerogative. Along these lines, the president of the Chamber, Arthur Lira (PP-AL), has adopted caution and told interlocutors that he will only propose proposals in this regard if he has broad support from deputies, in addition to the approval of the Senate.

According to the column by journalist Camila Bomfim, from G1, “Lira has already said that he will not ’embrace this fight’ alone. And that, more than just support in the Chamber, she wants to negotiate with Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD-MG) the progress of the proposal”. The discussion includes the joint decision on the possibility of voting on the Proposed Amendment to the Constitution (PEC) presented by former senator Álvaro Dias (Podemos-PR), which has already been approved by the Senate and now awaits analysis in the Chamber, or whether it will be prepared a new proposal.

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Álvaro Dias’ text proposes the end of the privileged forum for various office holders in different spheres of power, such as judges, members of the Public Ministry, governors, ministers and, mainly, parliamentarians. “The competence would continue to exist only for the president and vice-president of the Republic, and for the heads of the other powers: president of the Chamber, president of the Senate and president of the STF”, highlights the report.